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Assessing Leadership:

Who is a leader and how do we know it?

Tom Mitchell, U. of BaltimoreDivision of Applied Behavioral Sciences

tmitchell@ubalt.eduhttp://home.ubalt.edu/tmitch

410 837 5348

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Why we need to know

Selection

- hire new managers (first line to mid level)

Promotion

- succession planning and staffing

Development

- training and coaching

- diagnose problems

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Who are they?

• Definitions of leadership:

• Person who motivates others to perform well

• Directing & coordinating group activities (Fiedler, ‘67)

• Influencing others to achieve a common goal (Northouse, 2004)

• Building networked relationships to enhance cooperation (Day, 2001)

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Conceptual Distinctions

• Born or bred?

• Leader Emergence vs. Effectiveness

• Leadership vs. Management /supervision

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Conceptual Distinctions

• Leadership v. Management– Power sources (French & Raven, ’59)

• Position v. Personal power

• Power source: Power influence:

– 1. Reward: give rewards– 2. Coercive punish– 3. Legitimate demand– 4. Referent identifies with supervisor– 5. Expert knowledge & expertise

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Conceptual Distinctions

• Leadership v. Management

• Power source: Power:

– 1. Reward: give rewards– 2. Coercive punish– 3. Legitimate demand

– 4. Referent identifies with supervisor

– 5. Expert knowledge & expertise

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Leader vs. Manager (Kotter, ‘90)

Establish Directionvision - set strategy

Plan / Budgetresources – time lines

Align Peopleteam building - Commitment

Organize / Staffingestablish rules - hire

Motivate & InspireInspire - empower

Control / Problem SolveIncentives – take action

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Theories: History (short) • Trait (’20s – ’30s) -> dead end

– E.g. height / weight / ambitious / gender

• Behavioral (’50s – ’60s: Ohio state, Fleishman & Harris, ’62)– Consideration / initiating structure (LOQ)

• Contingency (’60s – ’70s: U. MI; Fiedler ‘67) – Situational leadership (Hersey & Blanchard, 77)– Path -> Goal (House & Mitchell, ’74)

• Trait (again!)– Charismatic– Transformational v. transactional (Bass, ’06)

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Leadership: Factors and Competencies

(Jeanneret and Silzer, 1998)

• Thinking skills– Analyzing information– Solving problems

• Work management skills – Planning and organizing work– Being resourceful

• Interpersonal and communication skills– Building networks– Relating to others

• Leadership skills – Motivating and inspiring others– Coaching and developing others

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Factors and Competencies (cont’)

• Motivation skills– Adapting to change– Showing drive and taking action

• Personal factors– Demonstrating integrity and trust– Modeling cultural values

• Organizational skills – Focusing on customers– Committing to quality

• Technical skills– Demonstrating functional expertise– Knowing the business

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Transformational Leadership(Bass & Avolio, ‘2000)

• Transformational Leadership

• Transactional Leadership

• Passive/Avoidant

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Personal traits: Transformational Leadership

• Transactional leaders – Social exchange

• Transformational leaders– Stimulate and Inspire – Grow and develop – Empower followers

• Passive/Avoidant – MBE / Lassiez Faire

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Transformational Leader Characteristics

• Idealized Influence – Role model / emulation

• Inspirational Motivation– Vision / challenging

• Intellectual Stimulation – Encourages creativity

• Individualized Consideration – Coaching / mentoring 

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Assessing Leadership

• Who they are (now we know)

• How do we know?– Why do we need to know? – Identifying and Assessing Leaders

(assessment strategies)

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Need to Identify Them

– Recruitment – Selection– Succession planning (promotion)– Development

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Assessment: How to

• Start with Job analysis:• Id SMEs

– Conduct interviews

• Review job description • Confirm leadership duties and KSAOs

– (use factors and competencies)

• Develop matrix (duties & competencies)• Document Job Analysis findings

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Assessment: Issues in Assessing

• Validity & reliability

• Utility (effectiveness and cost)

• Test portability (VG)

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Assessment: Issues

• Validity strategies– Content validity– Criterion related validity– Construct validity– Face validity

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Assessment: Issues

• Utility– Effectiveness – Logistics– Screening or ranking

• Costs– Internal: Agency Personnel– External: Vendors = $$$

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Assessment: Issues

• Validity Generalization– Constructs are valid– Job analysis: JA verification

• Test portability– Why re-invent the wheel?

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Assessment: Principal Traits

(Northouse, ’04)

• Intelligence

• Self-confidence

• Determination

• Integrity

• Sociability

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Assessment: Methods

• Personal History

• Assessment center

• Behavioral interview / Oral board– handout “Candidate Leadership Ratings”

• Written tests / inventories

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Assessment: Personal History

• Supplemental application blank

• References

• Past performance reviews

• Past accomplishments

• Peer assessments (promo / dev) – 360 / multi-rater

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Assessment: Assessment Center

• Situational interview

• In-basket technique

• Job simulation

• Leaderless Group Discussion– Leader emergence

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Assessment: Written tests/ inventories

• Cognitive ability

• Integrity inventories

• Personality inventories

• Leadership ability tests

• Biodata

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Assessment: Cognitive Ability

• Watson-Glazer Critical Thinking Appraisal(Psychological Corporation: Harcourt Brace, Pub)

• -> Measures:– Inference– Recognition of Assumptions– Deduction– Interpretation (generalizing, conclusions)– Evaluation of Arguments

• Wonderlic Personnel Test – (Wonderlic Personnel Test, Inc., 1992. 1-800 323-3742 )

• -> Measures– “g” general intelligence (potential for development)– Extensive norms

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Assessment: Integrity

• Integrity tests– Overt– Personality

• Hogan Personnel Selection Scale – (organizational delinquency)– http://www.hoganassessments.com/

– Polygraph (?)

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Assessment: Personality Inventories

• NEO-PI (Five factor model)– (Costa & McRae, ’92)

• CPI (California Psychological Inventory)– CPP (Gough)

• HPI (Hogan Personality Inventory)– (R. & J. Hogan)

• IPIP (International Personality Item Pool) – (L.Goldberg)

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Five Factor Model: Big Five Personality Dimensions (C A N O E) (Barrick & Mount, ’91

           

• Conscientiousness – persistence, doggedness, hardworking, dependable, – thorough, and responsible.

            • Agreeableness

– being liked, courtesy, good-natured, cooperative, forgiving, soft hearted.           

• Neuroticism – anxiety, depression, anger worry, and insecurity.

           • Open to Experience

– imaginative, creative, broad-minded and intelligent.          

• Extroversion – sociability, gregariousness, talkativeness, and activity.

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NEO-PI

• NEO-PI-R (Costa & McRae, ‘92)

– NEO Personality Inventory: Revised• Long & short version• Management report• Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc. (PAR)

http://www3.parinc.com/

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CPI:Psychological Personality Inventory (3rd ed)

• 20 scales (approximate “Big five”)

• 2 special scales:– Managerial Potential (Mp)– Leadership Potential (Lp)

• Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc. (CPP)– http://www.cpp.com/

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Hogan Personality Inventory:(HPI)

• 7 traits: BIG Five– Adjustment (Neuroticism)– Ambition / Sociability (Extraversion)– Likeability (Agreeableness)– Prudence (Conscientiousness)– Intellectance & (Openness)– school success

• Hogan Assessments, Inc. http://www.hoganassessments.com/

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IPIP

• IPIP International Personality Item Pool – (L.Goldberg) http://ipip.ori.org/ipip/

• Five Factors:– http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/j/5/j5j/IPIP/ – Long version: 300 items (40-60 minutes)– Short version: 120 items (15-20 minutes)

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Leadership Ability:Measures

• Leadership Opinion Questionnaire (LOQ)– (Self report)

• The Supervisory Behavior Description (SBD) – (used by subordinates to rate supervisor)

• (E. Fleishman, Ohio State studies)

• Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ)• (B. Bass, transformational Leadership)

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Leadership Ability: LOQ

• Two dimensions (independent constructs)

– Consideration• Concern for others

– Initiating structure• Task oriented

– Creative Organizational Design, Inc. (COD)• http://www.creativeorgdesign.com/testpages/loq.htm

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LOQ: Consideration

• Relationships with subordinates characterized by: – Mutual trust – Respect for their ideas – Consideration of their feelings – Warmth between manager and subordinate

• High score: Good rapport and two-way communications    

• Low score: More impersonal in relations with group members

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LOQ: Initiating Structure

• Defines own and subordinates’ roles toward goal attainment

• High score: Takes very active role in directing activities through

– Planning– Communicating information – Scheduling– Criticizing– Trying new ideas

•  Low score: Relatively inactive in directing activites

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LOQ used for:

• Training

• Assessment of culture

• Selection

• Coaching

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MLQ Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (Bass & Avolio)

• Transformational Leadership

• Transactional Leadership

• Passive/Avoidant• Mindgarden, Inc. http://mindgarden.com/products/mlqr.htm

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MLQ: Used for

• Selection

• Succession Planning

• Development (3600 Feedback)

• Diagnosis / coaching

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Some Vendors

• CCL Center for Creative Leadership– http://www.ccl.org/leadership/index.aspx

• PDI Personnel Decisions International– http://www.personneldecisions.com

• DDI Development Dimensions International – http://www.ddiworld.com/our_expertise/leadership.asp

• Personnel Testing Council Metropolitan Washington– http://www.ptcmw.org/

(I/O consulting firms)

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Conclusion

• Because

– We know who they are &– Can identify them

• We can

– Improve Agency functioning & productivity • Through effectiveness

– Reduce costs• Improve the bottom line

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Leadership

• Comments?

• Questions?

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Online Sources:

• Center for Creative Leadership• http://www.ccl.org/leadership/index.aspx

• Development Dimensions International (DDI)• http://www.ddiworld.com/our_expertise/leadership.asp

• Personnel Decisions International• http://www.personneldecisions.com

• Hogan Personnel Selection Scale • http://www.hoganassessments.com/

• Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire• http://mindgarden.com/products/mlqr.htm

• Leadership Opinion Questionnaire (LOQ)• http://www.creativeorgdesign.com/testpages/loq.htm

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Prentice Hall• House, R. J., & Mitchell, T. R. (1974). Path-goal theory of leadership. Journal of Contemporary Business, 3, 81-

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